Golf swing practicing device



Aug- 7, 1951 A. RILEY GOLF SWING PRACTICING DEVICE Filed May l, 1950 f Mumba, f RTHUE'EJLEY Patented Aug'. 7, 1951 Y U N .l 'l' E D S TAT-ES; .ePATfEN 'T (3 FFiIf-CE :GOLF 'SWING PRACTICNGlDEVICE Arthur lRiley, Sudbury, Ontario, .Canada Application May 1, 1950'S'erial No."159;357

4 Claims.

This .invention relates to aldevice fortpracticing rather than a conventional golf ball, so that the practicising may be Vcarried out in a confined tarea. When a'desirably accurate swing "is niade with 'the device of `my 'invention the fixed 'peg practised with -respect to a rlxed upright pegVIM passes through two vertical 'channels formed inY the base portion of the device.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a golf swing practicing device which is adjustable so that, as well as practising straight swings, the golfer may practise pulls and "s1ices.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a golf practicing device which leads the user to hit his golf balls with the middle of the club face.

With these and other objects in View, the device of my invention comprises a shaft resembling the shaft of a conventional golf club, a head generally resembling the head of a conventional golf club butdiiiering therefrom in that it consists of two parts held in spaced apart relationship to form a substantially vertical channel therebetween, the channel being disposed at right angles to the face of the head, a generally U-shaped frame extending rearwardly and upwardly from the top of the head and holding the two parts of the latter in their spaced apart relationship, the base portion of the U of the frame being remote from the head, and a pair of spaced vertical members mounted upon the said base portion and extending downwardly therefrom to form a second vertical channel.

I preferably space the vertical members apart a distance equal to the width of the channel in the head, and I also prefer to mount the vertical members so as to be laterally adjustable with respect to the U-shaped frame, so that the user may practise straight, pulled, and sliced swings.

Drawings are appended which show one embodiment of a device according to the invention.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view with the upper portion of the shaft broken away,

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional View taken along the line 2 2 in Figure 1, and

Figure 3 is a rear elevational view of a portion of the device, particularly illustrating the adjustable mounting of the vertical members.

Reference numeral I generally indicates the shaft of the device, and numeral II the head.

A generally -Lil-shaped iframe .I5 extends zrear- Ivvar'dly yand 4upwardlyfromthe .top of fhead EIrI and 'holds parts SI2 vand I 3 'lin `their spaced apart .rela- I5 i-s 'the rame portion most :remote ifrnm the head II.

Spaced apart vertical members II and I8 are mounted upon base portion I6 of frame I5, and extend downwardly from base portion I6 to form a vertical channel I9, which is preferably of the same width as vertical channel I4'.

Longitudinal slots 20 and 2| of equal length are provided in base portion I6. Vertical meme bers I'I and I8 are mounted upon base portion I6 by means of wing bolts 22 and 23 respectively, which pass through slots 20 and 2I respectively, and are received in threaded holes in vertical members II and I8 respectively. This mounting arrangement permits lateral adjustment of members II and I8 with respect to frame I5.

Having described the structure of an embodiment of the invention, I will now briey describe how the device may be put to use.

An upright peg is fixed to a rubber mat, or a peg is driven vertically into the ground, the upper portion of the peg being left projecting above ground. The golfer then addresses the peg, and. attempts to so swing the device that the peg passes through the vertical channels I4 and I9 during the course of the swing. (The peg is of course of smaller diameter than the width of either of the channels.)

I suggest that golfers using the device commence practicing their swings using pegs considerably narrower than the channels, and then employ pegs of increasing diameter as their skill increases.

The practise swings which would impart straight night to a golf ball, vertical members I1 and I8 should be so adjusted that channel I9 lies directly behind channel I4. To practise swings which would impart either a sliced or a pulled flight toa ball, the members I'I and I8 should be laterally adjusted to offset channel I9 outwardly or inwardly respectively with respect to channel I 4, i. e. away from or towards shaft I0.

The weight of the device advantageously closely corresponds to the weight of the conventional club which it simulates.

While the device shown in the drawing simulates a driver, it will be appreciated that other conventional club types may be simulated equally effectively.

The device of my invention has proved itself to be useful not only in practicing straight, pulled and sliced swings, but in developing for each user his correct natural stance and encouraging him to consistently strike the ball with middle portion of the club face, thus lengthening his drives.

A modification which may advantageously be applied to the device would be the provision of an outwardly extending foot portion connected to the bases of each of the vertical members ll and I 8. These outwardly extending foot portions would have rounded edges and would prevent the digging of the vertical members into the ground during poorly executed swings.

I claim:

1. A golf swing practicing device comprising a shaft resembling the shaft of a conventional golf club, a head generally resembling the head of a conventional golf club but diiering therefrom in that it consists of two parts held in spaced apart 25 wardly from the top of said head and holding 30 the two parts thereof in their spaced apart relationship, the base portion of the U of said frame being remote from said head, and a pair of spaced apart vertical members mounted upon said base portion and extending downwardly therefrom to form a second vertical channel.

2. A golf swing practicing device as defined in claim 1, in which said second vertical channel is of the same width as the channel in said head.

3. A golf swing practicing device as defined in claim 1, in which said vertical members are laterally adjustably mounted upon said frame.

4. A golf swing practicing device as dened in claim 2, in which said Vertical members are laterally adjustably mounted upon said frame.

ARTHUR RILEY.

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